Gorilla Glass

<p>Gorilla Glass, developed and manufactured by <a href="/facts/Corning_Inc./b9C4hgdG">Corning</a>, is a brand of <a href="/facts/Chemically_strengthened_glass/CHXMIxU4">chemically strengthened glass</a> now in its ninth generation. Designed to be thin, light, and damage-resistant, its surface strength and crack-resistance are achieved through immersion in a hot <a href="/facts/Potassium/5lcumVgo">potassium</a>-<a href="/facts/Salt_(chemistry)/lsSKwGpn">salt</a> <a href="/facts/Ion_exchange/C2DPoGqg">ion-exchange</a> bath.
</p><p>The <a href="/facts/Alkali/s6NqPGSP">alkali</a>-<a href="/facts/Aluminosilicate/3gclsh2j">aluminosilicate</a> sheet glass is primarily used as cover glass for portable electronic devices, including <a href="/facts/Smartphone/cSIrBMWG">smartphones</a>, <a href="/facts/Smartwatch/Aq3dKhwb">smartwatches</a>, <a href="/facts/Portable_media_player/2yHdHHKv">portable media players</a>, <a href="/facts/Portable_computer/A4K69e4A">portable computer</a> displays, and <a href="/facts/Television/X4YG5nT1">television</a> screens. It is manufactured in <a href="/facts/Harrodsburg%2c_Kentucky/E7P5HWE6">Harrodsburg</a>, <a href="/facts/Kentucky/DaTW05Rt">Kentucky</a>; <a href="/facts/Asan/x4lM95Qt">Asan</a>, <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a>; and <a href="/facts/Taiwan/VcJoUD8w">Taiwan</a>. As of October 2017, Gorilla Glass was used in approximately five billion devices worldwide. Despite its market dominance, Gorilla Glass faces competition from similar products, including <a href="/facts/AGC_Inc./YKGMtVJL">AGC Inc.</a>'s <a href="/facts/Dragontrail/T0pGsT06">Dragontrail</a>, <a href="/facts/Schott_AG/YI29pUgU">Schott AG</a>'s Xensation, and <a href="/facts/Sapphire/C11GJAmm">synthetic sapphire</a>.
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Gorilla Glass